Drake Sather Explained
| Drake Sather |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, producer |
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| Children: | 4 |
Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film Zoolander, and the TV series The Dennis Miller Show, Ed, Gary & Mike, Mr. Ed (2004 remake), The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio, Sammy, and Saturday Night Live.
Biography
Sather was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 1959.
In 1994, Sather was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The Larry Sanders Show.[1] Sather wrote for Saturday Night Live[2] during the 1994–1995 season. His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of Mr. Ed, for which he also served as an executive producer.[3]
Sather created the character Derek Zoolander.[4]
Sather was married to Krystal Ginger Hendricks from 1989–1990. He and Krystal had one child, Rudy.[5] On July 4, 1991, he married Marnie Stroud.[6] They remained married until his death by suicide on March 3, 2004. He and Marnie had three children: Dallas, Tristan, and Molly.[7]
External links
- Web site: R.I.P. Drake Sather . Margaret . Cho . Margaret Cho . Margaret Cho (official site) . March 26, 2004 . October 22, 2009.
Notes and References
- Web site: The Larry Sanders Show . emmys.com . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . November 13, 2017 . OUTSTANDING individual achievement in WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES – 1994.
- Web site: Ben Stiller Opens Up About the Death That Delayed Zoolander 2 Nearly 15 Years . Thompson . Alex . February 12, 2016 . esquire.com . Hearst Communications, Inc. . November 13, 2017 . ...and racking up writing credits at Saturday Night Live...
- Web site: Drake Sather . Variety Staff . March 16, 2004 . variety.com . Variety Media, LLC . November 13, 2017 . Sather's last credit was the upcoming TV comedy remake of "Mr. Ed," on which he was also an executive producer..
- Web site: "But Why Male Models?": An Oral History of Zoolander. . September 30, 2021.
- Web site: Drake Sather. March 15, 2004.
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- Pop Culture News Monitor. Bal. Sumeet. April 30, 2009. Entertainment Weekly. March 19, 2004. June 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110602163511/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,600302,00.html. live.
